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The recent release of AutoCAD P&ID has now integrated forthcoming AutoCAD Plant 3D environment. AutoCAD P&ID and AutoCAD Plant 3D can share a single integrated project environment, where Project Manager and Data Manager will be common making data exchange smoother and more seamless. Both will share a common user interface and components such as Project Manager, Project Setup, Data Manager, etc. making Plant 3D lot more easier. The workspace look and feel is exactly same making it very user friendly to work in AutoCAD Plant 3D environment.
As mentioned in my previous blog, AutoCAD P&ID 2010 also provides the some new features to further enhance ease of use; help increase designer productivity; and support information accuracy.
Project setup restricted access in which the project administrator or lead can restrict user access to Project Setup using Microsoft Windows File Permissions.
Project specific tool palettes setup in which Tool palette groups may be associated with a specific project so that all users access same set of symbols for any given project as each project may require specific sets of symbols.
Curved schematic lines can be created; Polylines with arcs, filleted polylines, and splines can be converted to form curved SLINEs. This feature is useful for showing tubing and flexible hose piping with desired shape and length.
Inline equipment behavior we talked in previous blog AutoCAD P&ID ‘Join Type’ to control symbol behavior ISO and DIN Equipment such as pumps, compressors, blowers, etc. can be inserted into pipelines. Equipment will break the pipeline into two with different line numbers and be correctly oriented along the proper flow direction. Join Type will control all different settings.
End connections for inline instruments can now apply End connections like flanged, welded, socket welded, and threaded, among others – can be applied on control valves and any inline instruments.
Japanese Industrial Standard instrumentation symbols – A Japan (metric) project template is available that includes ISO and JIS Z 8204, the Japanese Industrial Standard instrumentations symbols.
This also includes all functionality of new AutoCAD 2010 Platform.
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=8877989&siteID=123112
A free trial of AutoCAD P&ID’s latest release can be downloaded from the above link.